On 01.11.2008 16:08:13, Frans Pop wrote:
> OK. This is very clearly a kernel problem, not an installer problem. We > can try one more thing, but I think you'll have to report this to the > upstream kernel developers. > > Please try booting in expert mode using a current daily built image with > the following added parameters: > debug earlyprintk=vga,keep edd=off This did not give any other result. But I found it by completely disabling almost everything in the BIOS, getting a success, then systematically reenabling stuff. It's the Promise ATA-100 BIOS. If I reset that BIOS from "Auto" to "Disabled", then I get the Ok, booting the kernel message. The A7V Board has an ATA-66 controller in the chipset, plus an additional ATA-100 Promise controller on the motherboard. The relevant lspci lines: 00:04.1 IDE interface: VIA Technologies, Inc. VT82C586A/B/VT82C686/A/B/VT823x/A/ C PIPC Bus Master IDE (rev 10) 00:0c.0 SCSI storage controller: LSI Logic / Symbios Logic 53c810 (rev 12) 00:11.0 Mass storage controller: Promise Technology, Inc. PDC20265 (FastTrak100 Lite/Ultra100) (rev 02) It does /not/ help, to set boot priority to "SCSI/ATA100" (as I had done), and it does /not/ help, if I don't allow booting from it. The Promise BIOS /must/ be /disabled/ for booting the kernel from SCSI CD. I guess, but don't know, that the Linux boot system ignores the boot priorities of the BIOS, gets confused, and tries to find a CD at the Promise controller. > It could also possibly an isolinux problem. have you tried installing the > Lenny kernel on your Etch system and booting that? I won't even know how to do that. ;-) I know how to compile a kernel for the running system with make-kpkg, but that's it. I'm not a Linux freak, but a user. When I looked for Lenny news on the website, I read that we should try the installer, so I did. Hans-Joachim -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
